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Warrener Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

scoop?

0A new website gives consumers the 01b00scoop02b00 on how often a particular flight has been canceled, late, or diverted.02br
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00What does the scoop mean here? Is it a slang?02br
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0 It's current information. I don't know if this is considered slang now. The usage might be derived from jounalism, where "to scoop" is to print information ahead of competitors.

— Nef

  • 0 It's current information.
  • I don't know if this is considered slang now.
  • The usage might be derived from jounalism, where "to scoop" is to print information ahead of competitors.
  • Sometimes people talk about "getting the scoop" on something or someone (hearing the news about something or someone).
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0 It's current information. I don't know if this is considered slang now. The usage might be derived from jounalism, where "to scoop" is to print information ahead of competitors. Sometimes people talk about "getting the scoop" on something or someone (hearing the news about something or someone). 0-
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